Ashley Lemieux: Rewire Your Mindset, Heal From Grief and Trauma, and Start Again | Mental Health | YAPClassic

After facing unimaginable loss, Ashley Lemieux was forced to discover how to keep going and embark on a journey of self healing when her world fell apart. She was raising two children toward adoption when a contested court battle took them from her overnight, and years later a dangerous pregnancy complication took her newborn son. Ashely did what many entrepreneurs do: she buried the pain in constant work. Then when running from grief no longer worked, she learned to build her life with intention. In this episode, Ashley shares how to work through grief, reframe negative thoughts, and use her Clarity Mapping framework to make peace the filter for every decision in life and business. In this episode, Hala and Ashley will discuss: (00:00) Introduction (00:46) Losing the Children She Raised (05:24) Using Clarity Mapping for Self-Healing (07:29) Surviving Sepsis and Pregnancy Loss (12:24) Healing Grief Through Sharing and Community (16:06) Shutting Down a Successful Business and Starting Over (26:02) “I Am Here”: A Mindfulness Mantra (28:41) How Entrepreneurs Cope With Grief Differently (37:50) Reframing Negative Thoughts and Emotions (47:38) The Difference Between Grief and Trauma (50:42) Turning Fear and Failure Into a Growth Mindset (55:29) The Five Daily Questions of Clarity Mapping (59:55) Why Mental Health and Inner Peace Matter Ashley Lemieux is a grief expert, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and founder of The Shine Project. She holds a Master of Science in Mental Health and Wellness with an emphasis in Grief and Bereavement, and is the creator of Clarity Mapping, a framework designed to help people regain clarity and move forward with intention. She also hosts the Healing Her podcast, which focuses on grief, self-discovery, and emotional healing.